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Under Trump's USDA, buying organic may not mean what you think it does.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Is Being Gutted Under Trump

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Gutting regulations is nothing new for the Trump administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not immune. The USDA announced the decision in the spring to withdraw from the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published on January 19, 2017. Withdrawal became effective on May 13, 2018. The rule sets production standards for organic livestock and…

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Achieving Net Zero Carbon Yields Dividends for Sheep and Cattle Ranch

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Implementing the Bare Ranch Carbon Farm Plan is helping mitigate climate change and yielding financial and broad-based ecosystems benefits.

USDA supporting rural renewable energy

USDA Invests $300 Million to Boost Small Business, Rural Renewables, Energy Efficiency

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the new REAP and EECLP funding in Texas, where nine small and rural businesses have been awarded more than $10 million in grants and loans to install renewable energy systems and enhance energy efficiency.

Drought Conditions Threaten US Corn Crop, Farmers, Local Economies

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Andrew Burger | 2 Comments

This year’s US corn crop is suffering, as are Corn Belt farmers, as a result of the unrelenting heat wave and lack of rainfall that’s affecting much of America’s heartland. The effects of the anomalous weather led the Agriculture Dept. to slash its estimate of US corn yields, which has sent corn futures prices surging higher.

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